MayDay

Gotcha - it's not always easy to get one's meaning across online. I do think that the Building Cleveland by Design project is really going to help http://www.clevelandgbc.org/byDesign/index.html

"I wonder if anyone has ever attacked Great Lakes Brewery for there 'Burning River'?? I for one couldn't imagine, that shit is good even if they called it 'Automotive Exhaust'!" No, because they're poking fun at themselves for all intents and purposes. It's that self-deprecating wit that seems to be a trait of a lot of Cleveland-based comedians. Not to mention - I love the label: a great night-time skyline shot, flames, the Cuyahoga, industrial grit, all wrapped around 12 oz. of bottled heaven. I love you, Burning River :-)

For future reference, please be sure to indicate the location that your post refers to. I just about threw up in my mouth a little bit because from the original title it looked like Jillians as a chain was history, not just one location. And dear god, if they close the Jillians in Youngstown - I'll have nowhere to get Great Lakes Brewing's Christmas Ale on tap during the holidays!!!

"^^^^LOL...I've seen his pictures....slap a wig on him and after a long night of drinking...he may have fooled me!" Trust me - I tried that only ONCE for Halloween (despite what you people may think), back in 1997. Let me tell ya - my ex, who was 6'2" and of Mexican descent looked better and more convincing than I did. If I ever needed a reason to never try drag again - that was it. I was Jackie Ohmygod, and he was Salma Nella - it wasn't pretty.

"Are we constantly behind the times living here in Ohio? " *Groan* Please don't project your cynicism on us. I know that's the typical Cleveland mentality, but in this case it isn't justified: http://www.clevelandgbc.org/ http://www.gcbl.org/ http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/ http://www.clevelandgbc.org/cec/ http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/ecologicaldesign/ecovillage/town_homes/w58townhome.html/ Green building education plus BEER!!! http://www.burningriverfest.org/ And the first incarnation of the Engineering Green Buildings Conference was held in Cleveland (now in its third year, this time in Austin). Where is this tradeshow based? Right here in the 216. http://www.egbregistration.com/

I took the 9X over to University Circle yesterday and lemme tell ya - the ride was about as smooth as the Mine Ride at Cedar Point. :lol: But yeah, they're definitely making some progress.

"cornhole leagues....Mayday...I am leaving that one open for you to finish!" I'm sorry but you need to refer to the 'upscale bath house' thread in Projects and Construction ;-)

"It's a game drunk west siders play in their back yards because theres nothing else to do on the west side" Ahem, that would be west side Cincinnati residents. We have plenty to do up here, thanks ;-)

^It's some bizarre beanbag-in-a-hole thing similar to horseshoes they play down south of I-480. It kills me that "cornholing" is a popular game at hetero bbq's whereas in the gay community ... well, I'll just stop there ;-) ""Cleveland sucks for singles!" Honey, this Clevelander has never sucked for money and if I did, you can bet your black @ss it would be for more than "$ingle$" :-D * Sorry folks - long day at work wrapped up with some happy hour drinks.

Oops! Can't forget the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center!

Some shots of construction projects in University Circle: The Cleveland Museum of Art expansion is coming along nicely: As is the Cleveland Institute of Music: Anyone remember the Park Lane Villa project? Looks like it's chugging along :-)

A shot from today of the progress on the CSU Parker Hannafin Administration Center (thanks to musky for the proper title):

Ohh, I know, good publicity blah blah, but come on. I love Cincinnati but #1 in nightlife? Let me guess, it was that great gay club scene there :lol:

TO EVERYONE WHO CAN READ THIS!!! Every year, a group of people at Forbes sit around in a boardroom and toss around things like "What have you heard about ____ city?". That's the scientific approach they take - the methodology is akin to junior-high girls gossiping about who's dating who. It's one thing to quote travel articles that are written by people who have actually set foot in the city, it's another to quote this annual tripe fest - and what's worse is how people see these polls and try to defend or boost their city's rankings. Please - I beg of you, let it die!

^Yeah, but they found refuge in a great shopping mall and got to try on a bunch of clothes and... err... yeah, I guess I remember seeing Night of the Comet, but I uhh, don't remember too much...

I've seen people use Mall for everything from bocce to football:

It might help if we had more to go on than "operations". That's like me saying I work in "design" - graphic, interior, fashion? See what I mean? :-)

And I've dated a few St. Ig alums (including my S.O). What that has to do with anything, I don't know :-D

^Oh just say it - he likes messing with us white folk ;-)

"I don't understand why ColDayMan feels the need to inject so many snarky comments into the Cleveland threads" Trust me, you reeeally need to meet ColDayMan to understand the humor.

"then wonder why Clevelanders despise Columbus." Speak for yourself - I don't despise Columbus at all. I despise certain mentalities that some espouse, such as "Columbus is SOOOO much better than Cleveland - they have Easton/a bigger Pride festival/more college guys!", but the city itself is fine.

Dave Stack is a local 30-something entrepreneur (you know, the kind that Cleveland needs?) who operates musicstack.com, pluggedincleveland.com, and a host of other successful sites as well as running the server that hosts clevelandskyscrapers.com. He purchased and rehabbed the grand home at the corner of West 29th and Jay which is one of the stateliest in the city, much less the neighborhood: When civic leaders and everyone else in Cleveland says "we need more young entrepreneurs to get involved with Cleveland", well they don't get much more involved than Dave. He knows that if he uses his sites to make his voice heard, people will listen. I get a little concerned that some might imply that Cimperman is "beyond reproach" - do NOT get me wrong, Cimperman has done a fantastic job and is a great councilman. However, it is conceivable that maybe, for whatever reason he's giving preference to the developer in question. Is it unlikely? Sure. Does Dave have a point (albeit made a little harshly)? Maybe - but reading Dave's followup letter makes me think he's simply going with the notion that the "squeaky wheel gets the oil". He got everyone's attention, right? I do think it would be best if things get happily resolved, that Stack make amends if need be. Maybe Dave has a style that's a little over the top for some tastes, and maybe he calls Cimperman out with a heavier hand than needed, but I seem to recall others with similar brashness (and just happen to be billionaires) but we aren't as quick to judge them, now are we? :wink:

"The large amount of vacancy that would show up via the County admin move and the Convention and Visitors move I think presents us with an opportunity for redeveloping the Civic District with better connections to both the Warehouse and Avenue districts" I have to respectfully disagree with you. Most of the Civic Center district is comprised of open space, specifically the Malls. There is no chance in hell that anything will ever be developed on those sites (except for the former County Admin/113 St.Clair block). The entire area is a National Historic Register site with protected sightlines, etc. Where would anything be developed? All of the buildings (again save for the northwest section) have Landmark status and won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting you but when you say "redevelop" the district - that says construction. Well, there aren't many places in that area that would be eligible. Here is a visual reference - I've labeled all of the "untouchables" in red - see what I mean by the only site that's "developable"?

Hmm, KJP, I'll have to refer you to his avatar. We ARE talking about ColDayMan you know :-D

No, seriously - what do you do? :wink: A quick scan at careerboard.com (locally owned and a little better than cleveland.com's listings, imho) revealed these: http://cleveland.careerboard.com/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs.cgi?employertype=0&employertype=1&qty=25&category=1131&jobzone=cleveland&submit.x=81&submit.y=12&submit=search&order=job_postings.date_extended+DESC Just an FYI, Arrow International specializes in gaming collateral (aka bingo cards).